John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
One cyclist exchanges his $1,500 aluminium bike for a $5,000 carbon bike in an attempt to find out.
Full article here.
I wanted to know what a $5,000 road bike with “crisp, tight handling” and also with “forgiving ride characteristics” felt like on the same roads I ride several hundred miles every year (which I typically do on a $1700 “recreational” aluminum frame/carbon fork Lemond). And more to the point: for an average recreational cyclist like me (60-80 miles ridden on a good week, in the 16-17mph avg speed range), does a $5,000 bike really improve your speed all that much?
Full article here.